Iowans can be very generous with their donations when disaster strikes elsewhere, but they’re warned to look very closely before they leap into sending any money toward hurricane relief. Lisa Schiller, spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau, says it’s wise to work with established agencies like the Red Cross which can be trusted to deliver […] View Full Story
A farm management analyst in Minnesota expects a lot of crop insurance policies to pay out this year. Kent Thiesse says the region has dealt with weather challenges all season. “A lot of farmers will probably be able to collect some crop insurance on some of their farms this year, especially if they have optional […] The post Crop insurance expected to pay across southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Cash dairy prices were mostly mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.5950. Nine sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5950 to $0.60. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.9425. Six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.93 to $1.9425. Cheese barrels were up $0.04 at $1.93. Four sales were […] The post CME butter demand still strong, cash dairy prices mixed Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Corn yields are better than expected in some parts of the Upper Midwest. Brevant Seeds agronomist Lewis Kuppler is based in North Dakota and says the harvest is about 25 percent complete. “Overall, the crop is surprisingly good. We were expecting probably less than what we got, I would say everybody was wondering ‘we started […] The post Corn yields surprisingly good in parts of North Dakota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A central Kansas farmer says corn harvest has been variable. Jacquelyne Leffler tells Brownfield… “We thought it was going to be a tremendous crop and it was really good. It was above average, but there were definitely spots where there were 40 bushel differences from one area to the next,” she says. “Rainfall was so […] The post Kansas farmer says harvest has been variable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Brownfield’s Erin Anderson will attend the 2024 National FFA Convention Luncheon The post National FFA Convention Luncheon and Press Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Some contract poultry farmers in western Wisconsin are still figuring out how to move forward after their processor, Pure Prairie Poultry shuttered its operations without notice. One of them is Terry Filla. He says, “Currently, we have roughly 60-62 thousand birds with no feed. We’ve called everybody and we don’t know what to do.” Wisconsin’s […] The post Some poultry farmers still need help with Pure Prairie Poultry’s shutdown appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Top Republicans in the Iowa House are asking why State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, did not alert them or investigate a computer programming error in the state court system that improperly distributed $53 million in court fines and fees. House Speaker Pat Grassley said in a letter released to reporters that the Iowa DOT’s […] View Full Story
Dry weather continues to help farmers, especially when it comes to bringing in the beans. The U.S.D.A. crop report shows one-quarter of the bean crop was harvested in the week that ended Sunday. That puts the soybean harvest at 81% complete — six days ahead of last year and ten days ahead of the average. […] View Full Story
An Exira woman has escaped prison time after illegally buying her significant other a gun. Court documents show 24-year-old Leslie Nicole Moton, also known as Leslie Caniglia bought a gun in August 2023 for 23-year-old Rey Moton of Elk Horn. Leslie knew Rey was a felon when she bought him the gun, and falsely said […] View Full Story
